Crews face temps in 90s amid work to restore power

DETROIT (AP) -- Utility workers are facing temperatures in the 90s as they work to restore electricity to thousands of Michigan homes and businesses without power following thunderstorms.

DTE Energy says around midday Friday about 90,000 of its customers were without power. Consumers Energy reported about 46,850 of its customers without power.

Most of those without electricity lost service after storms late Wednesday and Thursday. DTE says most of its customers should have power back by late Saturday, and it brought in crews from Indiana, Pennsylvania and New York.

Consumers Energy says most of its customers should have power back by late Friday.

Friday's forecast calls for temperatures to hit or surpass 100 degrees in several Michigan cities.

At its peak, the outages affected about 325,000 DTE customers and 104,000 Consumers Energy customers.